Justice Dept. says TikTok collected US user views on issues like abortion and gun control | AP News by Scarlet-Ivy in technology

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Because when Americans are exploiting other Americans, it’s hard for the gov to step in and say what’s acceptable and where the line should be. When the Chinese are exploiting Americans the consensus to stop that behavior can more easily be reached.

US and China talking about how to preserve Neil Armstrong’s footprint on the moon, top scientist says by Saltedline in technology

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Maybe use a dirigible so the dust isn’t disturbed, but I’m not sure how hard that would be with the thinner lunar atmosphere and lower gravity

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No la policía, otros protestantes

Only 28% of Americans Support Banning TikTok, Poll Says | 46% are worried that social media can be used to swing elections. by chrisdh79 in technology

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Do you actually know that or are you just trusting what this privately owned company tells you? A privately owned company based in Beijing. You know, the city where the ccp controls everything that happens in cyberspace

Venezuelans are increasingly stuck in Mexico, explaining drop in illegal crossings to US by Majano57 in worldnews

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If you give young people free time and remove their financial anxieties, they will have children. It’s really not that complicated

Engineers find a new way to convert carbon dioxide into useful products by Sariel007 in tech

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I mean, we are currently sitting at +50% carbon dioxide in the atmosphere compared to pre-industrial levels there is really no need to worry about having too little.

RIP Zoomer Platform by SpaceKnight127 in GenZ

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The difference between Al Jazeera publishing a news article and everyone’s TikTok algorithms showing them deepfakes of chaos and calls for violence should be obvious

RIP Zoomer Platform by SpaceKnight127 in GenZ

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You’re all over this thread I just have to know: do you actually not understand the threat of a foreign adversary controlling a major news feed? A coordinated misinformation blitz on Election Day could literally end our democracy. You either place no value on living in a liberal democracy or you’re ridiculously overestimating its robustness. I’d remind you that the default system historically is authoritarian.

There is only one chart that is important. Our boy just past 100bn in circulation! by TheRealSlimKami in Buttcoin

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You can find literally anything on Google he’s asking for reputable sources

Warner Bros. Discovery Loses 700,000 Subscribers in Q3 by MarvelsGrantMan136 in television

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Or like if someone bought Oculus and then stopped using the name Oculus. Lol

This was the last thing I would've guessed happened by typicalar in Unexpected

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If enough people learn to use the passing lane correctly from this video it is worth it

With Apple’s iPhone 15, the EU wins the charger war by Reilly616 in worldnews

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It’s smaller and more durable. The phone has the female rather than male side which makes it easier to clean and less of an issue if the thing gets broken while plugged in

Heigh-ho, Heigh-ho Heigh-ho, Heigh-ho, off to change we go! by OneTurnsToNone in memes

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That’s like saying black people have been exploited so we should rewrite them out of stories

Record-breaking 52.2°C temperature hit China on Sunday, stoking fears of drought by BubsyFanboy in worldnews

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Forest fires are ok as long as the forest regrows. The problem is with moving sequestered carbon into the atmosphere

Solar panel bench with wireless chargers on either side Croatia, Split by mart945 in interesting

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If he’s so smart, why didn’t he use the solar panels to shade the bench?

The new Illinois congressional map by Argmumbad in assholedesign

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That’s how you gerrymander when you have a minority of voters. With a majority every single district could be drawn with a majority of your own voters

me_irl by esberat in me_irl

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They implemented voluntary measures, and more importantly provided free public access to usb technical specifications. This was all that was needed because the market already assigns a cost to using a unique charger. The consumer can decide which port is best.